Major Themes of Islamic Theology
This program will begin with a short, online orientation session Wednesday, April 23 at 5pm Istanbul time. Regular Zoom sessions will be held on the following four Wednesdays, April 30, May 7, May 14 and May 21 beginning at 5pm Istanbul time and ending at 7pm.
Questions about God’s nature and attributes, creation, revelation, divine sovereignty, human freedom, and human destiny are implicit in many conversations between Christians and Muslims. But many of us know too little about the rich and sophisticated theological heritage of these two traditions or how much they overlap. We often know too little even about the theological heritage of our own faith tradition. This program will introduce major themes in Kalam (Islamic theology), through reading and discussion of primary texts.
Sessions will last 2 hours, and we will end promptly. Session recordings will be available to participants following our sessions, but your participation in live Zoom sessions is essential to the success of the program.
